Record 1953 steel allocation boosts public works
Washington announces 1,692,000 tons of structural steel for Q2 1953 to civilian and military users. Allocation funds expanded power, rail, refineries, and highways while relaxing construction controls. Special reserve set to cover eased limits and ensure deliveries delayed by the steel strike are met.
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Washington
Defense Production Administration
Ths
DPA
Ralphs. Trigg
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Trigg
Defense Electric Power Administration
National Production Authority
Bureau of Public Roads
Tax Figure Is Reversed At Hagerstown Courthouse
A circuit court judge reversed a real estate tax assessment for Brandt Cabinet Works, ruling the prior appraisal was arbitrary and unreasonable. The case traces to 1950 when the county set $202,200, then reduced to $179,600, with challenges citing unequal yardstick use and calls for parity with similarly built buildings in Hagerstown.
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Hagerstown
State Tax Commission
Joseph D. Alish
Brandt Cabinet Works
Washington County
Brandis
Mish
Brand Company
Brandt
DeSpirito Sets All Time Horse Racing Record
Miami December report tracks apprentice Tony DeSpirito who rode four winners at Tropical Park to break the world record with his 389th victory of the year. He edged Joe E. Lewis aboard King’s Quest in a mile and a sixteenth race, prompting a crowded grandstand to roar as Cassady presented a silver trophy. DeSpirito aims to extend his streak, riding multiple mounts on December days to chase an even higher total before year end.
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Miami
Fla
Tony DeSpirito
Crord
Linrode
Tropical Park
U.d
Walter Miler
Joe Culmones
Wallie Shu
King’s Quest
Robert L. Stevenson
Joe E. Lewis
DeSpirito
Marshall Cassidy
Jockey Club
DeSpinto
Waslet
DeSpiritao
Potterac
Dark Destroyer
Jantember
Vatican condemns persecution of Oriental Rite churches
The pope denounces the crackdown on Oriental Rite Catholic churches behind the Iron Curtain. He urges a crusade of prayer to end grave offenses and cites Bulgaria where Bishop Eugene Bossilkoff and three priests were condemned to death amid regional turmoil.
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Vatican
Pius XII
Bulgaria
Eugene Bossilkoff
Nicopolis
King Frederik IX Conducts Royal Tribute at Amalienborg
King Frederik IX will lead the royal orchestra in a final tribute to Queen Alexandrine at Amalienborg Castle on Saturday. The Queen Mother died Sunday and lies in state. The ceremony is intimate with the royal family and close friends before her funeral on Sunday morning at Christiansborg Castle chapel.
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Rysfects
Copenhagen
Denmark
Frederik IX
Alexandrine
Amalienborg Castle
Frederic
Chrisiansbog Castle
Molesworth Installed Kiwanis Club President at Dinner
Molesworth Jr. was inducted as the thirty first Kiwanis Club president following a Francis Scott Key Hotel luncheon. New officers include Zimmerman as vice president Galvin as second vice president Coblentz as secretary treasurer and several directors. The past president Rev Weaver presented the gavel and pin and lauded members for community service supporting Camp Greentop Easter Eye Hunt and donations to Pony League cerebral palsy children and the C Burr Artz Library. New members O Neill Jenkins and Grenn A Main were inducted with guests George T Smith Jr. and Glenn Main Sr. attending.
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Carlton Molesworth, Jr
Kiwauts Club
Francis Scott Key
William E Zimmerman
Ornwad Ro Galvin
J. Vernon Coblenty
George B. Dourtas
Harold B. Duvall
Amos A. Holter
William MM. Vaper
Guv Nelly Cenrge Smith
W. Merval Weaver
James F. Messersot
Kiwatans
Greentop
Baker Park
Pony League
Kiwanis
C Burr Artz
Snow Ball profits aid hospital air conditioning project
The Women's Auxiliary of Frederick Memorial Hospital reports a profit of 6400 from the recent Snow Ball held at Gambrill Gymnasium. Proceeds will fund air conditioning equipment for the operating rooms in the hospital's north wing, with total project cost still to be announced. The event drew over a thousand attendees and the auxiliary plans annual repeats. Mrs Byron D White presided, with Mrs Edward P Thomas as general chairwoman.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gambrill Gymnasium
Byron D. White
Edward P. Thomas
Children regain sight after cataract surgery in San Diego
Ignacio Rodelo, 13, and his sister Emma, 12, from Tecate, Mexico, were nearly blind since birth. They were operated on Christmas Eve at San Divan's Merc Hospital, restoring their ability to see shapes and light, their father, Rodelo, Sr., a 54 year old Mexican teacher, said God has given them this Christmas gift.
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Cali
Chidren
Ignacio Rodelo
Emma
Tecate
Mex
San Divan’s
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Ligne
Rodeln, Sr
Raillard Cines Paris Report On Fire Incident
A garbled Paris dispatch outlines a fire incident involving a former premier Georges Bidault and Frances Cabretoge in the early hours. It notes attempts to suppress the blaze and references authorities and government figures amid a fraught political context.
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Ridault
Liquor License Transfer Heard by County Official
County License Commissioner Gail L. Catshall weighed a transfer of an off sale liquor license from Rose Cappello to Marlow Hissey at 134 W Fifth Street. Testimony was lengthy and heated with neighbors and clergy opposing the move citing potential drunkenness and overtaxed sites. Commissioner will inspect the site before deciding, noting no net increase in liquor stores in the Frederick election district.
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Ilissey
Hass
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Lcense
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Hisser
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Awrence K. Franklin
Howard 3. Fink
Hissey
Ralph White
Church of the Brethrec
Capt
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Salvation Army
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Casper Beison
West Fifth Street
William A Beachley
Naomi C. Palmer
Elsie Bussard
Betty Beisyn
Catshall
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North Market
East Second Street
Fifth
Bentz Street
Frederick
Airman Held Over Sabillasville Stabbing Case
Deputy sheriffs moved to Andrews Field to take Sgt. John Cooper 25 and his brother Buford Cooper 27 into custody for assault with a deadly weapon in the stabbing of a 19 year old Sabillasville youth last Friday. Joseph Pryor injured in the fracas is in fair condition at a Maryland hospital. The stabbing at a snack bar near Bend operated by Harold Bittner occurred about 11 20 p m. The brothers face removal to Frederick County. motive cited as jealousy over a girl. Pryor sustained deep neck and chest wounds and ear damage.
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Buford Cooper
Thurmont
Sabillasville
xSoth Cooper Brothers
Themn Eeyorss Pa
Joseph 3
Pryor
Fair Maon
the Bend
Harold Bittner
Cooper
Frederick County
Raymond Haugh
Leslie W. Fox
Linganore Grange to Install New Officer for Coming Year
Linganore Grange plans a covered supper and meeting to install the newly elected officer for the coming year. A brief program will follow the social portion, with attendees bringing covered dishes.
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Lisganore Grange
Linganore Grasse
Jane Ar
Sear Een
Bicycle Registration Continues In City Area
Bicycle registration and inspection continued today for owners living east of Benty Street to north of Patrick and south of Seventh Street. Officer Sherman Boone said about 275 bicycles registered Monday and 245 were inspected with few failing the check. Most registrants live outside city limits and the 9 am to 5 pm hours apply.
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Tnapec
Camp Detrick
Benty
Datrick
Se Ice Clubs
Sherman Boone
Ehusien
Bke
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Patrick
Seventh Streets
Rotation demands rise amid Korean war shortages in Tokyo dispatch
In Tokyo on December 30 the U.S. Army reported continued rotation points shortages for front line units in Korea. Clark and Washington clash over replacements as rotation rules stay at 36 points for Zone A while draft calls climb to 53,000. Separate local items note a Brunswick Elementary Christmas musical and a Jefferson couple celebrating their 60th anniversary.
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Korea
Mark W Clark
U .S
Japan
S. Clark
Washington
Pentagon
Clark
Defense Department
Army
United States
Eighth Army
Lost vessel forces landing far north of Quemay
A damaged and garbled report describes a vessel named Byres Ship lost near Adel River barge with a 30 to 7 year old aboard. The craft supposedly forced to land miles north of Quemay, amid uncertain conditions and a distant battle or event referenced as eight goals or measures.
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BYRES
Quemay
Baryon
Faterin
Peace Outlook Improves Says Truman On Peace
President Truman said the world peace outlook is better than a year ago though no new Korean War plan has reached him. He announced a radio television address for January 1 to report on the nation and will present material beyond Congress briefings. He criticized dairy import restrictions under the Defense Production Act but acknowledged Brannan’s legal obligation. He avoided comment on MacArthur and diplomat Carter Vincent.
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Truman
Tillman
Congress
Brannan
Senators Seek Seats on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Maryland's senators John Marshall Buller and J Glenn Beall plan to seek seats on the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Buller cites shipping and railroads in Maryland. Beall cites railroads and finance interest. Both face limited seniority. Buller rates chances as good to almost certain.
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Maryland
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Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
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Commerce Committee
J. Glenn Beall
Senate
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District of Columbia
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Court News Equiry and Marriage Licenses
Court notices list absolute divorce suits and bills of complaint for several couples with names such as Phillip Stull and Ethel Stolk plus Margaret Giles and John Iiles. Marriage licenses show multiple young entrants including James Marsh Jr and Joan Brengle, Thurnont Collins and Thelma Kummer, and others across Maryland and nearby states. Public notices include property deeds and transfers to various individuals and by counties.
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Ethel Mae Stolk
Charles B. Burgess
Janet B. Burgess
Margaret S Giles
John R. Iiles
Margaret Gross
Donald Gross
James T. Marsh, Jr
Westminster
Joan R. Brengle
Brunewick
Charles E Stotthemyer
Sabilasville
Betty
Thurnont Nel A. Collins
Thelma M Kummer
Baltimore
John Nelson Langdon
Myersville
Esther Lorraine Smith
Middletown
Clarence H.ttunsberger
Mer‘cersburg
Martha £. Grossnickle
Walter E. Castle
Five children die in Gainesville house fire
Five children aged from infancy to school age perished in a Gainesville Florida blaze that consumed their home last night. Their parents, Mr and Mrs Walter Spencer, were away at the time.
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Dee
France
Ming
Walter Spencer
Middletown Seeks Void State Health Order On Sewer Plan
The Burgess and Commissioners of Middletown filed in Circuit Court a petition to vacate a State Board of Health order demanding sewer system and treatment plant construction by July 1, 1954. They argue the order imposes an intolerable financial burden, is unnecessary for public health, and funds or assets to finance the project are unavailable.
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State Board of Health
Senate
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Health Board
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Marrned
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Maurice C. Pincoffs
Ralph J. Young
Lloyd W. Richardson
George L. Anderson
A L. Penniman
Huntington Williams
Robert FE. Clapp, Jr
Amos A. Holter
Secrets about Utah base breach cited by Tibbets
Col Paul W Tibbets said foreign agents penetrated Wendover Utah B 29 training base while only a few scientists and generals knew about the atomic bomb project. He did not name countries or say if secrets were learned. The Manhattan District handled the arrested agents and Pentagon had no comment.
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Paul W. Tibbets
Japan
Utah
Tibbets
Wendover
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Army
Pentagon
Air Force
Finlettier
Finletier
Ty States
Accountant Jailed in Moscow for Embezzlement Case
Dec 22 report from Moscow says chief accountant for a lumber base faced a year in jail after embezzlement charges. The Baseline base in Provence connected to the case, with officials naming Serge as a key figure. Morton named a State assistant in the new administration amid the turmoil and political shifts.
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